Connecticut Spring Antiques Show 2020
1828 Middletown, Conn., Sampler - Price Upon Request
An extensive family record is incorporated into this 1828 Middletown, Conn., sampler stitched by 12-year-old Frances Alvira Lewis. Along with the genealogical information, she stitched a highly developed rendition of prominent Middletown, Connecticut buildings. It is made of silk, cotton and wool on linen; it measures 17-3/8 by 15 inches. The sampler is illustrated in the exhibition and book With Needle and Brush: Schoolgirl Embroidery From the Connecticut River Valley by Carol and Stephen Huber. Visit www.antiquesamplers.com. Stephen & Carol Huber Old Saybrook, CT 860-388-6809 Hubers@AntiqueSamplers.com www.antiquesamplers.com/
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